Manchester/Piccadilly Gardens

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Market St at the heart of the shopping district

Piccadilly Gardens is in Manchester. As well as being Manchester's central bus station, Piccadilly Gardens is also a recently-renovated landscape garden. It's an interesting choice of design and has not found favour with all of Manchester's residents. The area is dominated by the hideously-ugly Piccadilly Plaza complex, including the Jarvis Hotel and Sunley Tower, an eyesore visible from miles away.

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Map of the Metrolink network

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As Manchester's main bus station (Piccadilly Gardens) is in Piccadilly Gardens, nearly every bus in central Manchester heading into town terminates here.

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Piccadilly Gardens is bounded on two sides by Portland Street and Piccadilly.

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Piccadilly Gardens is the penultimate stop on all services heading to Manchester Piccadilly. To the north of the square there is the Market Street station on the line to Bury.

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Picadilly Gardens in the heart of Manchester

• The Portico Library and Gallery, Charlotte Street (corner with Mosley Street), ☎ +44 (0)161 236 6785 (librarian@theportico.org.uk), [1]. The Portico has been an exclusive members-only library since the early 19th Century and many of Manchester's luminaries have been patrons of the Portico over the years. Now hosting its own public gallery and providing admission to some parts for non-members, it is a slice of Manchester history that has remained almost unchanged since its inception. Call for latest information. Free entry.  edit

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Market Street and the Arndale Centre are just off the northern part of Piccadilly Gardens. Here you will find the usual High Street stores.

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• KRO Piccadilly, 1 Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester M1 1RG, ph: 0161 244 5765 (piccadilly@kro.co.uk) [2] Flash Danish bar right in the heart of Piccadilly Gardens. A lot less studenty (and pricier) than the other KRO bars in Manchester, and has a good selection of European premium lagers and great food.

• Manna, 1 Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester M1 1RG. ph: 0161 236 3230 Nice little café with friendly staff located on the edge of the landscaped garden. Serves good coffee, sandwiches, drinks and sweet things. Everything here is both Fairtrade and organic, so feel good when you go there! Open 7am-8pm Mon to Sat, 10am-5pm Sun

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